1 Samuel 7
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10–12 God’s answer came in the form of loud thunder (verse 10), which threw the Philistines into panic and caused them to flee (see Exodus 23:27; Deuteronomy 7:1719; Joshua 10:9–11). By doing this, God proved that it was He who was the Lord of nature, not the gods of the Canaanites. After Israel’s victory, Samuel set up a memorial stone and called it Ebenezer, which means “stone of help.” The stone would re mind the Israelites that without God’s help victory was impossible.
13–17 The Philistines did not immediately counterattack; however, they continued to be a problem to Israel. Later on in the book of 1 Samuel, we shall see that they did engage Israel in battle on several occasions.
But for a number of years Israel was at peace with both the Philistines and the Amorites (Canaanites). And Samuel continued as judge (leader) over Israel. He brought peace to Israel not by military might but by prayer and by turning the Israelites back to God.